Manager, Strategy and Business Development

Lovevery, Inc; United States; Remote; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

PTO 3 weeks + holidays

Parental leave

Equipment provided

Product discounts

Remote work option

Job summary

Lovevery, Inc is seeking a Manager of Strategy and Business Development to lead strategic planning, evaluate opportunities, and drive cross-functional execution across product, content, finance, marketing, technology, and ops. You will collaborate with leaders and cofounders, presenting at board meetings and guiding key initiatives with clear milestones.

This remote role can be based anywhere in the United States and requires strong analytical, financial, and communications skills to accelerate

Qualifications

• BA/BS degree with strong academic achievement; MBA optional.
• 3–5 years in top-tier consulting, investment banking, or strategic planning in consumer-facing industries.
• Proven track record of meeting or exceeding goals.
• Curiosity about consumer landscape and macro environment.
• Excellent written and oral communication with senior leaders and external stakeholders.
• Strong MS Excel and PowerPoint; proficient in Google Suite.
• Interest in AI and implementing AI across the organization.

Responsibilities

• Help manage annual strategic planning and align on objectives.
• Drive accountability across initiatives, vetting, modeling, and executing opportunities.
• Communicate strategy via investor and board materials and internal roadmaps (OKRs).
• Own growth initiatives and coordinate with cross-functional stakeholders to meet milestones.

Skills

Strategy development

Cross-functional leadership

Data analytics

Financial analysis

Executive communication

Excel

PowerPoint

Google Suite

AI implementation

Education

BA/BS degree

MBA (optional)

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

Google Suite

Job description

Lovevery is a fast-growing digitally native brand co-founded by successful serial entrepreneurs and based in Boise, Idaho. Our customers are parents, and our mission is to help them feel confident they are giving their children meaningful development experiences in the critical early years of life. Taking a science-based approach, Lovevery products have won awards from Red Dot, Parents’ Choice, and NAPPA. TIME Magazine named The Play Kits subscription offering as one of the Best Inventions of 2018.

Strategy and Business Development at Lovevery is responsible for managing the annual strategic planning process, evaluating and developing new opportunities at Lovevery, from initial prioritization and evaluation through to concepting, modeling and staffing, and driving strong internal and external communication of Lovevery’s strategy.

Lovevery is looking for a Manager, Strategy and Business Development to help drive definition, execution and communication of our strategic priorities. In addition, a Manager is responsible for owning key initiatives, coordinating with cross-functional stakeholders and ensuring that the initiative hits specific milestones and KPIs. An example initiative is a new product launch in an adjacent category.

This is a cross-functional role that will require outstanding strategic thinking, strong data analytics, financial acumen, and excellent communication skills. The Manager, Strategy and Business Development will collaborate internally with everyone from product, content, finance, product marketing, technology, operations and PR as well as across respective external stakeholders. The Manager will have the opportunity to present at Board of Directors’ meetings. This role reports into Lovevery’s VP, Strategy and Business Development and will work directly with Lovevery’s cofounders. If you possess the required skills, love what Lovevery does, and are excited to work cross functionally, this could be the perfect opportunity for you to make an impact.

Accountabilities:

• Help manage the annual strategic planning process to align on strategic objectives and key strategic initiatives
• Drive accountability across strategic initiatives and contribute to revenue-generating business by concepting, vetting, modeling, and executing on both internal and external opportunities
• Communicate the strategy through external presentations to investors and board materials as well as help to drive internal alignment and accountability through internal presentations (monthly roadmap meetings, OKR presentations)
• Serve as primary owner of key growth initiatives, coordinating with cross-functional stakeholders and ensuring that the initiative hits specific milestones and KPIs.

Qualifications & attributes:

• You have a BA or BS undergraduate degree with a proven track record of high academic achievement at top tier college; an MBA is optional
• 3 - 5 years of experience at a top management consulting firm (Bain, BCG, McKinsey), investment bank or experience in strategic planning and business development, especially within consumer-facing industries
• Experience consistently meeting or exceeding goals
• Intellectually curious with strong pulse on consumer landscape and macro environment
• Confident and eloquent written and oral communicator who has experience working with senior leaders and external stakeholders
• Strong Microsoft excel and powerpoint skills, google suite
• Curiosity and investment in learning about AI and driving AI implementation across the organization
• Someone who values a culture that assumes positive intent, embraces failure, evolves with purpose, provides context and demonstrates vulnerability
• Someone who thrives in a fast-paced, mission-driven environment, is flexible and able to balance a number of priorities, has high energy to get work done
• A team player who represents Lovevery’s mission and corporate values internally and externally
• This position is remote and can be based anywhere in the United States

The Benefits/Perks You'll Enjoy:

• Competitive salary, benefits, and stock option package
• 3 weeks PTO in year 1 + 14 paid holidays
• Generous parental leave
• Any equipment you need to get the job done
• Free/discounted Lovevery products
• Remote working option available anywhere in the U.S.

Lovevery is proud to be an equal opportunity employer that values diversity in all forms. All employment decisions at Lovevery are based on business needs, job requirements, and individual qualifications, without regard to race, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, HIV status, marital status, or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate.